The video went viral immediately, accruing over 100,000 views on Twitter and inspiring headlines that proclaimed Stafford a math genius.

Despite how it appears in the video, Stafford isn’t a math genius. He told reporters that he and Lang figured it all out before pressing the record button, with Lang texting him the answer and telling him to sell it by taking a few seconds to think it over.

Guys, this was a running gag between Matthew and @TJLang70 that goes back to the Talkin with T.J. days 😂 T.J. gave him the answer beforehand. Stafford told the media today he deserves a Daytime Emmy for his convincing performance haha https://t.co/bV3TGSgVIP

If Stafford hadn’t revealed the truth, we can all imagine what his next viral video would have been: a panicked, confused Stafford running away from a fan who just gave him a complex math problem to solve on the spot.